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apothecary

[uh-poth-uh-ker-ee] / əˈpɒθ əˌkɛr i /
NOUN
pharmacist
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Instead of his house, we were at a New Age event venue in a strip mall that also contains an apothecary, a dry cleaner, and a head shop.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tishler’s new boss, George W. Merck, was heir to a family enterprise dating to 1668, when an ancestor opened an apothecary in Darmstadt, Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Serge's own artworks, including a distorted Count Duckula and a vintage apothecary cabinet, decorate the kitchen.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The apothecary hosts meditations, sound baths, tarot card readings and massages there to help bring the mind and body into balance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

While she snored like a giant, I sorted through her keys until I found the one that unlocked the apothecary.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

There are more than 50 Chinese herbal apothecaries in the Los Angeles area, according to Willie So, sales director of Chinatown-based Solstice Medicine, a leading distributor of traditional Chinese medicine products since 1979.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024

The candy heart was born during the lozenge craze of the mid-1800s, when apothecaries sold medicated candies to soothe sore throats and suppress coughs.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

I was struck by her conversations with the ìyá èléwé ọmọ, the apothecaries themselves, who all had such intimate knowledge of the spices, herbs, roots and greens for sale, as well as their medicinal qualities.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2022

Many, in an homage to ancient apothecaries, are decorated with ceramic urns once used for herbal remedies.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021

She checked in on the pregnant women and gave advice to the midwives and healers and apothecaries.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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